David Hamilton

The girl in the photograph is the archetypal kid sister. No more than 12, her body is a boy's, but her face is pure woman. The contrast is so intense that you almost don't notice: She's wearing a defiant gaze and nothing else. The photograph is alluring, arresting, fine art in the eyes of many. But in Alabama and South Carolina and Colorado and elsewhere, it's the ultimate indecency.

PENNSVILLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. - People who knew Paul Anthony Ciancia struggled to reconcile the quiet teenager who by some accounts was bullied in high school with the man who allegedly targeted Transportation Security Administration workers during a fatal shooting rampage at LAX. In this suburban Philadelphia neighborhood, people described him as shy and a little awkward but said they never saw signs of anger or violent tendencies. "He kept to himself and ate lunch alone a lot," said David Hamilton, who graduated with Ciancia from Salesianum School in Wilmington, Del., in 2008.

The 23-year-old New Jersey man who authorities have identified as the gunman in the shooting rampage at LAX was a slightly built loner who was bullied at his private Catholic high school, a classmate recalled Friday. “In four years, I never heard a word out of his mouth,” David Hamilton said of alleged shooter Paul Anthony Ciancia. “He kept to himself and ate lunch alone a lot,” said Hamilton, who graduated with Ciancia from Salesianum School in Wilmington, Del., in 2008. “I really don't remember any one person who was close to him.” Hamilton, an editorial assistant at a publishing firm in Philadelphia, said he recalled Ciancia being the victim of bullying, but did not remember any particular incidents.

The 23-year-old New Jersey man who authorities have identified as the gunman in the shooting rampage at LAX was a slightly built loner who was bullied at his private Catholic high school, a classmate recalled Friday. “In four years, I never heard a word out of his mouth,” David Hamilton said of alleged shooter Paul Anthony Ciancia. “He kept to himself and ate lunch alone a lot,” said Hamilton, who graduated with Ciancia from Salesianum School in Wilmington, Del., in 2008. “I really don't remember any one person who was close to him.” Hamilton, an editorial assistant at a publishing firm in Philadelphia, said he recalled Ciancia being the victim of bullying, but did not remember any particular incidents.

PENNSVILLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. - People who knew Paul Anthony Ciancia struggled to reconcile the quiet teenager who by some accounts was bullied in high school with the man who allegedly targeted Transportation Security Administration workers during a fatal shooting rampage at LAX. In this suburban Philadelphia neighborhood, people described him as shy and a little awkward but said they never saw signs of anger or violent tendencies. "He kept to himself and ate lunch alone a lot," said David Hamilton, who graduated with Ciancia from Salesianum School in Wilmington, Del., in 2008.

Dr. David Hamilton Smith, 68, co-developer of a vaccine that has virtually eradicated childhood bacterial meningitis in the United States. The bacterium known as HiB can cause childhood meningitis and lead to paralysis, blindness, deafness, mental retardation and, in some cases, death. Smith and co-inventor Porter Anderson began developing the vaccine while both worked at the University of Rochester.

President Obama chose an Indiana judge with some bipartisan support for his first judicial nomination Tuesday, announcing he wanted to elevate U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton to the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. White House aides described Hamilton as a careful judge who follows the law and also shows "empathy for real people with real problems." They said Obama was sending a signal with this pick that he would consult Senate Republicans about his judicial nominations.

The richest of the rich in America is worth $2.8 billion, while the poorest of the rich checks in at a mere $150 million. But who's counting? Forbes magazine, that's who, and its 1985 list of the nation's 400 richest people is topped by Sam Moore Walton of Bentonville, Ark., who has made $2.8 billion through his Wal-Mart discount stores. Walton, who danced a hula on Wall Street last year when profit goals were met, replaced Gordon Getty, the front-runner for the past two years.

May 4, 1994 | MICHAEL QUINTANILLA and CHUCK PHILIPS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Quintanilla is a Times staff writer. Philips is a free-lance writer

Sophia Woldemariam sits within view of rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, one of her brother's accused murderers. With pen in hand, she documents the March morning hearing, her brown eyes darting from lawyer to rapper to Superior Court Judge Paul G. Flynn. Her parents listen to the stinging claims about their son: the gang member. The stalker. The guy with a gun.

President Obama chose an Indiana judge with some bipartisan support for his first judicial nomination Tuesday, announcing he wanted to elevate U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton to the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. White House aides described Hamilton as a careful judge who follows the law and also shows "empathy for real people with real problems." They said Obama was sending a signal with this pick that he would consult Senate Republicans about his judicial nominations.

Dr. David Hamilton Smith, 68, co-developer of a vaccine that has virtually eradicated childhood bacterial meningitis in the United States. The bacterium known as HiB can cause childhood meningitis and lead to paralysis, blindness, deafness, mental retardation and, in some cases, death. Smith and co-inventor Porter Anderson began developing the vaccine while both worked at the University of Rochester.

The girl in the photograph is the archetypal kid sister. No more than 12, her body is a boy's, but her face is pure woman. The contrast is so intense that you almost don't notice: She's wearing a defiant gaze and nothing else. The photograph is alluring, arresting, fine art in the eyes of many. But in Alabama and South Carolina and Colorado and elsewhere, it's the ultimate indecency.

Bob May of La Habra beat Jake Cranston of Los Altos, 3 and 1, Thursday in the Broadmoor Men's Invitational golf tournament. In today's quarterfinals at the Broadmoor East course, May will meet David Hamilton, of Van Nuys, who defeated Steve Haynes of Phoenix, 2-up. Mark Sollenberger of Phoenix, last year's runner-up, won the final four holes Thursday to defeat Kent Weise of Huntington Beach, 1-up. Semifinals matches are scheduled Saturday, and the 36-hole championship round will be Sunday.

No. 1 Compton (26-5) vs. No. 2 Santa Margarita (27-2) 7:30 TONIGHT BREN CENTER Compton may be without 6-9 center David Hamilton, who was slightly wounded in the left arm in a drive-by shooting near the high school Tuesday. These teams have combined to outscore their six playoff challengers by an average of nearly 20 points a game. T.J.